document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=124692>Question 124692</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The sum of two numbers is 29.  Their difference is 7.  What are the two numbers </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #91403 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=91403\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The sentence \"The sum of two numbers is 29\" translates to the equation <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2By=29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2By=29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The sentence \"Their difference is 7\" translates to the equation <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x-y=7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x-y=7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Start with the given system of equations:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=system%28x%2By=29%2Cx-y=7%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"system%28x%2By=29%2Cx-y=7%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now in order to solve this system by using substitution, we need to solve (or isolate) one variable. I'm going to solve for y.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So let's isolate y in the first equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2By=29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2By=29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the first equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=29-x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=29-x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  Subtract <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > from both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=-x%2B29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-x%2B29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Rearrange the equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=%28-x%2B29%29%2F%281%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%28-x%2B29%29%2F%281%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=%28%28-1%29%2F%281%29%29x%2B%2829%29%2F%281%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%28%28-1%29%2F%281%29%29x%2B%2829%29%2F%281%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Break up the fraction\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=-x%2B29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-x%2B29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Reduce\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=-x%2B29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-x%2B29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, we can now replace each <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > in the second equation with <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-x%2B29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-x%2B29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to solve for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x-highlight%28%28-x%2B29%29%29=7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x-highlight%28%28-x%2B29%29%29=7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Plug in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=-x%2B29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-x%2B29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > into the first equation. In other words, replace each <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > with <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-x%2B29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-x%2B29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. Notice we've eliminated the <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > variables. So we now have a simple equation with one unknown.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2Bx-29=7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2Bx-29=7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Distribute the negative\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x-29=7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x-29=7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms on the left side\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x=7%2B29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x=7%2B29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >Add 29 to both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x=36 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x=36\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms on the right side\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=%2836%29%2F%282%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=%2836%29%2F%282%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by 2 to isolate x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=18 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=18\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-----------------First Answer------------------------------\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the first part of our answer is: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=18 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=18\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since we know that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=18 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=18\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > we can plug it into the equation <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=-x%2B29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-x%2B29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (remember we previously solved for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > in the first equation).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=-x%2B29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-x%2B29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the equation where <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > was previously isolated.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=-%2818%29%2B29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-%2818%29%2B29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Plug in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=18 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=18\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=-18%2B29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-18%2B29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=11 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=11\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-----------------Second Answer------------------------------\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the second part of our answer is: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=11 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=11\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-----------------Summary------------------------------\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So our answers are:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=18 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=18\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=11 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=11\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "which form the point <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \left(18,11\right)\"> \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the two numbers are 18 and 11 </SPAN>\n" );
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